Murexsul metivieri

Murexsul metivieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Murexsul metivieri
Shell of Murexsul metivieri (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricopsinae
Genus:
Murexsul
Species:
M. metivieri
Binomial name
Murexsul metivieri
(Houart, 1988)
Synonyms[1]

Muricopsis (Murexsul) metivieri Houart, 1988

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Coral Sea.

References
  1. Murexsul metivieri (Houart, 1988). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Houart, R., 1988 Description of seven new species of Muricidae (Neagastropoda) from the south-western Pacific Ocean- Venus, vol. 47(3), pp. 185–196


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